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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rubber stamp" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a person or organization that approves or endorses something without proper consideration or scrutiny.
Example: "The committee acted like a rubber stamp, approving the proposal without any discussion."
Alternatives: "a mere formality" or "an automatic approval".
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It wants a rubber stamp.
The nominating committee was a rubber stamp.
"I am not a rubber stamp.
"They cannot be a rubber stamp.
"They prefer a rubber stamp".
Parliament acts as a rubber stamp.
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He called him "a rubber-stamp Democrat".
The National People's Congress remains a rubber-stamp parliament.
The NPC is a rubber-stamp affair at the best of times.
Reforms in June 2010 reduced the parliament to a rubber-stamp for the executive.
"Judges must not be a rubber-stamp for any administration.
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